084 AJ Mihrzad | Stepping Out of His Introverted Shell

AJ Mihrzad is the author of the best selling book, The Mind Body Solution and interviews other online coaches for his podcast. As a self-proclaimed former fat kid and incredibly shy introvert, AJ talks on how he transformed his life and worked towards a life he really wanted. There’s some great personal tidbits about friendships, growing your business, and more in here that I really resonated with. Hope you enjoy the interview with AJ!

Show Highlights

• 05:00 • – What does AJ mean by him being a ‘situational’ extrovert?

• 05:10 • – AJ has always had issues with his self confidence and even feared people.

• 06:35 • – Because of AJ’s shyness, he missed a lot of opportunities, especially with girls.

• 07:10 • – Who was AJ’s role model to help overcome this?

• 08:10 • – Toast masters also helped him.

• 08:55 • – AJ is the oldest out of his siblings and he’s the only introvert.

• 10:45 • – AJ prefers not to go to family events, but he goes anyway and fake it till he makes it.

• 12:55 • – What made AJ shift gears a little bit in his career?

• 14:20 • – Why did AJ get into fitness coaching?

• 16:15 • – Despite making lots of mistakes, somewhere along the line something clicked for AJ.

• 20:30 • – Teaching is one of those jobs that is under appreciated and under paid, but so important.

• 20:35 • – Everyone can name a teach who made an impact on their lives.

• 21:25 • – AJ talks about a teacher who inspired him.

• 24:10 • – Why did AJ start a podcast?

• 26:35 • – AJ talks about how the podcast has opened doors for him.

• 29:10 • – I completely agree with AJ. I have made unbelievable connections through my podcast as well.

• 32:10 • – What’s great about podcasting is that there are no rules.

• 33:35 • – AJ was a very private person, but he started opening up because his role models were very authentic

• 36:45 • – Video allows you to be raw, real, and authentic. Twitter and Instagram don’t do this very well.

• 42:05 • – Has AJ grown out of certain relationships now that he’s ‘grown up’ a little?

• 44:15 • – People need to be aware of their personal growth and they also need to align themselves with the rig

• 49:30 • – What is the one most misunderstood thing about AJ?

• 51:40 • – AJ spoke about being a former fat kid, what made him want to change?

• 53:44 • – If AJ can do it, anyone can do it!

• 55:10 • – What has AJ changed his mind about recently?

• 57:40 • – Text the word ‘Amazing’ to 33444 to get a copy of AJ’s book.

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